Women Conned in iPhone Scam in Chiang Mai

Two women have complained to police in Chiang Mai, saying there were conned into transferring money in exchange for cheap iPhones.

Waraporn Panyaprom, a university student and Nattaya Banrengsanoh, 26, said that Phakaphat Bulsathaporn, 36, had taken 900,000 baht from the pair in exchange for 40 iPhone 7s.

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The seller claimed that a friend, who worked as a flight attendant, had brought the phones into the country and wanted to sell them quickly. She asked the ladies to find buyers for the Apple devices, which she was selling for just over 20,000 baht each.